Is Lino Lakes Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Anoka

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1998-09-01 → 1998-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1998-09-01 → 1998-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1998-09-01 → 1998-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1991-10-01 → 1991-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1991-10-01 → 1991-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1991-10-01 → 1991-12-31

PFAS detected

PFAS are industrial “forever chemicals”. These are the EPA's latest nationwide test results (2023–2025).

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Pfba	0.0448 µg/L	6/10	2024

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Copper	370.25 µg/L 28% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 6340 µg/L	60/60	SYR4	2014–2017
Fluoride	1000 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1300 µg/L	33/33	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	2.355 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.5 µg/L	30/42	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	155.25 µg/L 1035% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 307 µg/L	11/60	SYR4	2014–2017
Chromium	0.3040 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 0.3100 µg/L	7/16	SYR4	2012–2017
Lead	0.0020 mg/L 13% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	7/7	LCR	2023
Barium	118.88 µg/L 5.9% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 128 µg/L	5/6	SYR4	2012–2017
Bromodichloromethane	1.17 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.2 µg/L	4/42	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	1.93 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2 µg/L	3/29	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	4.04 pCi/L 27% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 4.1 pCi/L	3/9	SYR4	2014–2018
Arsenic	2.0145 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 2.05 µg/L	2/6	SYR4	2012–2017
Trichloroacetic Acid	1.1 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/29	SYR4	2012–2019
Toluene	0.3500 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/13	SYR4	2012–2018

88 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDibromochloromethaneDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitrate-NitriteNitriteOxamylPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Phone: 6519822406
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Lino Lakes

Is Lino Lakes tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 14 contaminants in Lino Lakes's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Lino Lakes's water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Fluoride, Chloroform, Lead, Chromium, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Lino Lakes serve?

Lino Lakes reports serving 17,859 people in Minnesota, per its EPA record.

Has Lino Lakes had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 6 violations on file for Lino Lakes, of which 0 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.